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Definition of Larid
1. Noun. Long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family.
Group relationships: Family Laridae, Laridae
Specialized synonyms: Gull, Sea Gull, Seagull, Tern
Lexicographical Neighbors of Larid
Literary usage of Larid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1901)
"We obtained ten specimens of this new form at Frontera. THE SEQUENCE OF MOULTS
AND PLUMAGES OF THE larid/K (GULLS AND TERNS). ..."
2. The Birds of Jamaica by Philip Henry Gosse, Richard Hill (1847)
"The head and neck were very big in proportion. It is mentioned to me as one of
the constant frequenters of the Pedro Kays. FAM.—larid.E. (The Gulls. ..."
3. The Birds of India: Being a Natural History of All the Birds Known to by Thomas Claverhill Jerdon (1864)
"larid^E, Gulls and Terns. Bill moderate or long, straight; wings long; nostrils
linear, basal, pervious; hind toe almost always present, ..."
4. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"... Family larid-ffi. Gulls and Terns. Subfamily LARIN^. Gulls. Key to the species
of LARIN^EA Hind toe without a nail, a mere rudimentary knob. Kittiwake. ..."
5. An Illustrated Manual of British Birds by Howard Saunders (1899)
"larid^E. THE GLAUCOUS GULL. I.ARUS GLAUCUS, O. Fabricius. This is a Gull with
nearly white wings, and equal in size to the preceding species. ..."
6. Argentine Ornithology: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Birds of the Argentine by Philip Lutley Sclater, William Henry Hudson (1889)
"L. larid^E, OR GULLS. The Gulls and Terns of the Rio de la Plata require more
attention, and it is probable that several additions will have to be made to ..."
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